

An example of this would be the dwarves penchant for slow movement and tough nature lending itself to defensive, unstoppable advancement. The first thing you should consider when creating or selecting a leader is their race, the various races of Age of Wonders 3 have different affinities for certain environments and situations. A leader is defined by a few factors that dictate their strengths and weaknesses in the game from the minor little details to the huge game changing effects. Committing two of your slots to the same type of special means that you are a much more focused and thus more open to counter play from enemies.Īll of the adept specializations have automatic empire upgrades that provide +5 per turn for each magical node in your domain that is aligned with that specialization.Įach of the following specializations is available and takes up a single slot, but as mentioned previously the Adept specialization is necessary for the Master specialization of that sphere.Leaders are the empire builders, they lead armies across the various battlefields with strong abilities and powerful spells. The elemental and alignment traits have two levels of commitment to them, but it is important to remember that with only three specialization slots.

Specializations come in three flavors: elemental, alignment, and strategic.

Specializations are an important part of any leader's grand strategy as the spells and abilities that they give access to means that you have more tools in your kit and you can make powerful combinations of race, class, and specialization that can produce amazing effects.
